Tag Archives: Health
'I have no fixed address': A look at encampments for homeless across Canada
Federal housing advocate Marie-Jose Houle has called the spread of homeless encampments in cities across Canada a human rights crisis. "People living in encampments face some of the most vulnerable ci...
Oct 23, 2023
La Ronge homeless shelter reaching capacity most nights
The Extended Hours Program, an overnight shelter, at La Ronge's Scattered Site opened Oct. 1 and is already reaching capacity most nights. That's according to Kikinahk Friendship Centre executive dire...
Oct 20, 2023
Melfort entices new Doctor to move to community
It's safe to say the City of Melfort's new recruitment program for physicians is already a success.Despite being approved back in August, it has already enticed one healthcare professional to move to ...
Oct 20, 2023
P.A. man stabbed twice in the head looking to inspire others with his own recovery
It's been just over three years since Ryan John was attacked. Two stab wounds to the head should have killed the 24-year-old Prince Albert man. Instead, it has helped him become more grateful and lead...
Oct 20, 2023
Second Purple Thursday delivers 60 bags to P.A. women’s shelter
This is the second year that members of the Prince Albert and Shellbrook Royal Purple Lodges marked Purple Thursday with donations to help meet the needs of people fleeing violent relationships. Karen...
Oct 20, 2023
LLRIB part of nutrition, health and environment research project
The Lac La Ronge Indian Band is participating in a Canadian research study that will examine the nutrition, health and environment of First Nations children and youth aged three to 19. A special openi...
Oct 20, 2023
Cardiology clinic becomes first in Saskatchewan to opt out of public health care
MOOSE JAW, Sask. - A cardiology clinic in Saskatchewan, the birthplace of medicare, has opted out of the publicly funded health-care system after it struggled to meet its costs under the province's fe...
Oct 20, 2023
Premiers ask federal government for COVID-19 small business loan extension
VICTORIA - Up to 250,000 small businesses across Canada face uncertain futures if the federal government continues with its repayment options for a COVID-19 loan program, says Dan Kelly, president of ...
Oct 20, 2023
Health expert says pandemic isolation contributed to spike in B.C. overdose deaths
VICTORIA - The isolation protocols of the COVID-19 pandemic that kept people from gathering in groups contributed to an increase in drug overdose deaths in British Columbia, says a health expert. Illi...
Oct 19, 2023
Auditor general calls for online application portal for refugees amid severe backlogs
OTTAWA - Refugees are being left behind by Canada's oversized immigration backlogs, and people from some countries are worse off than others, the auditor general found in her investigation of immigrat...
Oct 19, 2023